The Baltimore Inner Harbor we know today—the catalyst for the city’s remarkable growth—would have been destroyed!! This was the plan in 1966 to move traffic through downtown Baltimore: President Street would become an elevated highway cutting through Federal Hill, and a connector to I-95 would run along the waterfront and through Fell's Point, the city's original deepwater port. The highway plan was stopped by a committed group who came together to preserve the character and history of these downtown neighborhoods, forming in 1967 the Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fell's Point. In October of that year, the Preservation Society started the Fell's Point Fun Festival as a way to bring people into Fell's Point and share the neighborhood’s rich history. Three years later, with the road fight still raging, they launched another fund-raiser: The Harbor Ball. As part of the 40th anniversary of the Preservation Society’s extraordinary efforts, the Fell’s Point Residents Association would like to say thanks by reviving the Harbor Ball. This year’s 2nd annual ball, scheduled for Saturday, September 20th, will honor the leaders of the road fight and celebrate the neighborhoods that were saved. The event will raise money to preserve and maintain several historic properties in Fells Point. The first to be restored will be 1732 Thames Street, which was bought by Lucretia Fisher, a founding member and the first president of the Preservation Society, and donated to the Preservation Society. The Fell’s Point Residents Association hopes you will join in this celebration of Baltimore’s history, its continuing progress and the importance of the Preservation Society’s mission:  Saving the Past for the Future.    www.preservationsociety.com